Week 1, 2056

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

New Orleans Saints07140-21
Atlanta Falcons6003-9

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:38 ATL - Tevin Dunlap 31 pass from Justics Chelius (Alan Manthey extra point failed)
2Q: 13:40 NOS - Trey Shannon 18 pass from Jonathan Rackers (David Ward extra point)
3Q: 13:28 NOS - Rickey Emack 89 interception return (David Ward extra point)
3Q: 00:49 NOS - Collin Hatfield 9 run (David Ward extra point)
4Q: 11:25 ATL - Alan Manthey 24 field goal

Team StatisticsNOSATL
Record1-00-1
First Downs1616
- by Rushing114
- by Passing510
- by Penalty02
Total Net Yards277304
- Offensive Plays5972
- Yards per Play4.694.22
Net Rushing Yards18795
- Rushing Attempts3426
- Yards per Rush5.503.65
Net Passing Yards90209
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt24 - 12 - 243 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards105224
- Sacks/Yards Lost1/153/15
- Yards per Pass Play3.604.54
Fumbles/Lost1/11/0
3rd Down Conversions3/124/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down10.27.8
4th Down Conversions0/02/3
Penalties/Yards7/406/35
Punt Returns/Yards2/332/0
Kick Returns/Yards0/02/35
Interception Ret./Yards1/892/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits33
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/00/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 26OWN 29
Time of Possession28:4931:11

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
110:280:55OWN 253-3Interception
17:232:23OWN 55-1Punt
13:545:23OWN 51195Touchdown
212:001:37OWN 32410Punt
28:402:03OWN 4838Punt
21:531:30OWN 20619Punt
315:000:45OWN 2525Fumble
310:043:47OWN 36856Interception
34:434:05OWN 24876Touchdown
411:191:22OWN 2533Punt
48:251:43OWN 193-7Punt
45:402:26OPP 4631Punt
Atlanta Falcons
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:004:32OWN 25875Touchdown
19:332:10OPP 4833Punt
15:001:065030Punt
213:311:31OWN 2534Punt
210:231:43OWN 937Punt
26:374:44OWN 71156Punt
20:230:23OWN 717Half
314:150:59OPP 2336Interception
313:163:12OWN 18515Punt
36:171:34OWN 203-3Punt
30:384:19OWN 34859Field Goal
49:571:32OWN 303-3Punt
46:421:02OWN 4046Downs
43:143:14OWN 201462Game

Game MVP: Edwin Cobb, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New OrleansAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Norman Maloney13262.001310
RB Collin Hatfield10666.601221
RB Jessie Patterson6508.332420
QB Jonathan Rackers4399.751620
RB Grady Thompson166.00600
AtlantaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Tevin Basham10373.701310
RB Brett Neel9182.00600
QB Justics Chelius7405.711120

Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Jonathan Rackers24121051/15136241.1
AtlantaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Justics Chelius43232243/15133166.4

Receiving Statistics

New OrleansCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Raymond Benson36196.336110
WR Earl Harmon242010.007180
TE Vincent Jacobs234422.0029360
WR Trey Shannon252110.5013181
RB Grady Thompson11-1-1.000-10
RB Collin Hatfield1233.00030
RB Jessie Patterson11-1-1.000-10
TE Marquis Fenno0200.00000
AtlantaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Donnell Oja49317.751110
TE Dale Horner454611.5030330
RB Brett Neel343110.3324170
WR Jeremy Wright364214.0017260
RB Tevin Basham22147.00070
TE Tevin Dunlap263618.0021311
FB Cedric Murray2221.00060
WR Alexander Kok28168.000160
WR Russell Oliver1166.00160

Interception Statistics

New OrleansIntsYardsAvgTD
S Rickey Emack18989.001
AtlantaIntsYardsAvgTD
S Arturo Matney100.000
OLB Timothy Madison100.000

Fumble Statistics

New OrleansFumbRecovForceTD
QB Jonathan Rackers1000
ILB Brant Greer0010
AtlantaFumbRecovForceTD
TE Dale Horner1000
QB Justics Chelius0100
CB Garrett Buckner0100
ILB Marlon Crichlow0010

Punting Statistics

New OrleansPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Norman Banks732145.943.0543
AtlantaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Edwin Wayne837446.840.1595

Kicking Statistics

New OrleansFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
David Ward0/00/00/003/3
AtlantaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Alan Manthey1/10/00/0240/1

Punt Return Statistics

New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Raymond Benson23316.50
AtlantaRetYardsAvgTD
Garrett Buckner200.00

Kick Return Statistics

New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
AtlantaRetYardsAvgTD
Arturo Matney23517.50

Defensive Statistics

New OrleansTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Tristan Sawyer720.02026
OLB Ed Sutton610.01223
ILB Brant Greer600.01731
OLB Joel Brockermeyer600.02023
DE Edwin Cobb402.01634
CB Dillon Akiyama400.01843
OLB Trenton Garmon320.01219
CB Walt Galloway220.01833
CB Justin Rhodes210.01638
S Ezekiel Nordbye200.0625
CB Darius Santos200.0915
DT Buddy Bumgarner200.01520
DE Devan Jeffries111.02240
ILB Marco Nichols130.095
CB Andre Tikaran120.01017
S Rickey Emack110.01423
QB Jonathan Rackers10---------
TE Vincent Jacobs10---------
WR Raymond Benson10---------
DT Troy Schulz100.01126
ILB Lamar Bruce010.084
OLB Butch Triplett010.0725
AtlantaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
DT Donald Fitzgerald900.03014
CB Garrett Buckner830.02220
OLB Timothy Madison620.03425
S Arturo Matney500.03225
S Everett Cade420.03425
DT Shawn Dewey300.5618
DE Dean Upshaw210.03425
DE Jessie Lofton120.53325
OLB Kristopher Sinclair110.0146
CB B.J. Hansen110.03013
DT Joshua Hadden100.03011
ILB Marlon Crichlow100.01818
OLB Manuel Venable100.0136
CB Walter Kau100.02117
CB Vernon Cuellar010.01719

Pass Rush Statistics

New OrleansSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Edwin Cobb2.001234
DE Devan Jeffries1.023040
ILB Brant Greer0.001031
DE Clayton Chestnut0.000118
AtlantaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Shawn Dewey0.501018
DE Jessie Lofton0.500025
DE Dean Upshaw0.004425

Pass Defense Statistics

New OrleansCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Ed Sutton40023
S Tristan Sawyer32026
CB Dillon Akiyama31043
ILB Brant Greer30031
OLB Joel Brockermeyer21023
CB Walt Galloway20033
DE Edwin Cobb20034
S Ezekiel Nordbye11025
CB Darius Santos11015
CB Andre Tikaran10017
DT Troy Schulz10026
S Lucas Sullivan01018
S Rickey Emack00123
AtlantaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Arturo Matney30125
OLB Timothy Madison30125
CB Garrett Buckner30020
ILB Marlon Crichlow11018
S Everett Cade11025
CB Walter Kau10017

Blocking Statistics

New OrleansKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
T Warren Cothern46034025
G Roman Sawyer35034025
C DeAndre Becker213134025
G Alejandro Sapolu33027020
G Reggie Oliver120705
TE Vincent Jacobs01024019
T Brian Reeves00034125
AtlantaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
G Aaron Meyer57026046
C A.J. Garrett15026246
T Ivan Braden11023029
G Dean Whiteford05026046
T Howard Husak01026046
G Butch Sloan0003117

Special Teams Tackles

New OrleansTacklesSTPlays
Ed Sutton123
Grady Thompson122
Mason Harris122
Jimmie Huntley115
AtlantaTacklesSTPlays
Dean Upshaw111
Howard Husak19

Participation

New OrleansRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
CB Walt Galloway------18331667
T Brian Reeves3425------766
TE Vincent Jacobs2419------2265
G Roman Sawyer3425------665
WR Trey Shannon3424------765
CB Dillon Akiyama------1843162
DE Devan Jeffries------2240---62
QB Jonathan Rackers3425---------59
T Warren Cothern3425---------59
DE Edwin Cobb------1634959
C DeAndre Becker3425---------59
OLB Ed Sutton------12232358
ILB Brant Greer------1731957
CB Justin Rhodes------1638155
G Alejandro Sapolu2720------754
WR Raymond Benson2419------1154
S Tristan Sawyer------2026---46
DT Buddy Bumgarner------1520843
OLB Joel Brockermeyer------2023---43
RB Norman Maloney168------1438
DT Troy Schulz------1126138
S Rickey Emack------1423138
WR Earl Harmon1817---------35
RB Collin Hatfield1615------435
OLB Butch Triplett------725133
DE Clayton Chestnut------1418133
S Ezekiel Nordbye------625132
OLB Trenton Garmon------1219---31
TE Marquis Fenno1711------331
S Lucas Sullivan------1218---30
ILB Lamar Bruce------841527
CB Andre Tikaran------1017---27
WR Jimmie Huntley73------1525
RB Grady Thompson11------2224
CB Darius Santos------915---24
ILB Mason Harris------002222
RB Jessie Patterson138---------21
ILB Marco Nichols------95---14
G Reggie Oliver75------113
C Maurice Wiggins00------77
T Philip Berry00------77
P Norman Banks00------77
K David Ward00------44
QB Bart Blackburn00---------0
TE Scottie Downs00---------0
DE Stan Shepherd------00---0
AtlantaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
G Dean Whiteford2646------1284
G Aaron Meyer2646------981
T Howard Husak2646------981
QB Justics Chelius2646---------72
C A.J. Garrett2646---------72
S Arturo Matney------32251471
DE Dean Upshaw------34251170
WR Donnell Oja1336------1564
WR Jeremy Wright2436------464
TE Tevin Dunlap2537------163
S Everett Cade------3425463
T Ivan Braden2329------860
OLB Timothy Madison------3425---59
DE Jessie Lofton------3325---58
WR Alexander Kok1335------755
CB Garrett Buckner------2220951
CB Walter Kau------21171250
CB B.J. Hansen------3013750
RB Brett Neel1532---------47
DT Donald Fitzgerald------3014---44
DT Joshua Hadden------3011---41
ILB Marlon Crichlow------1818---36
CB Vernon Cuellar------1719---36
RB Tevin Basham1316---------29
G Butch Sloan317------828
RB Korey Steward110------1627
OLB Kim Hughes------202224
DT Shawn Dewey------618---24
TE Xavier Murphy11------2224
WR Russell Oliver139---------22
TE Dale Horner913---------22
FB Cedric Murray33------1521
OLB Kristopher Sinclair------146---20
OLB Manuel Venable------136---19
DT Lamar Kelley------27716
ILB Bryce Fisk------111113
C Ezra Walker00------99
P Edwin Wayne00------99
DE Kelly Swift------1078
K Alan Manthey00------44
RB Orlando Yukich02---------2
C Craig Bush00------11
QB A.J. Sanford00---------0
RB Ernest Kanyuh00---------0
QB Gustavo Talaridou00---------0
DE Martin Lighthiser------00---0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left15775.1
Middle17844.9
Right22613.0
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left341.3
Middle21783.7
Right2136.5
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Jonathan Rackers24121122542
AtlantaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Justics Chelius43233147531

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen33103.3
Short (0-8 Yds)97414.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)62549.0
Long (19+ Yds)6000.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen55295.8
Short (0-8 Yds)18161689.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)151110.7
Long (19+ Yds)51163.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Raymond Benson63119019
WR Trey Shannon52021024
WR Earl Harmon42020017
TE Vincent Jacobs32044119
RB Collin Hatfield2113015
TE Marquis Fenno2000011
RB Grady Thompson110-101
RB Jessie Patterson110-108
AtlantaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Donnell Oja94131036
WR Alexander Kok82116035
TE Tevin Dunlap62136137
WR Jeremy Wright63042136
TE Dale Horner54146113
RB Brett Neel43031032
RB Tevin Basham22014016
FB Cedric Murray220203
WR Russell Oliver110609

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New OrleansAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Norman Maloney221.002.00
RB Collin Hatfield199.006.60
AtlantaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
QB Justics Chelius155.005.71
RB Brett Neel1-2-2.002.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Jonathan Rackers42297.254.38
AtlantaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Justics Chelius6161.005.21

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
RB Collin Hatfield1000.001.50
WR Raymond Benson111111.003.17
TE Marquis Fenno1000.000.00
WR Trey Shannon111818.004.20
AtlantaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Donnell Oja2163.003.44
WR Alexander Kok2000.002.00
TE Tevin Dunlap1000.006.00
TE Dale Horner1000.009.20

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New OrleansRushesConversions
QB Jonathan Rackers11
RB Collin Hatfield10
AtlantaRushesConversions
QB Justics Chelius30
RB Brett Neel20

Third Down Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompConversions
Jonathan Rackers1032
AtlantaAttCompConversions
Justics Chelius1264

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargCatchConversions
WR Trey Shannon411
WR Raymond Benson200
WR Earl Harmon100
RB Collin Hatfield110
TE Vincent Jacobs111
TE Marquis Fenno100
AtlantaTargCatchConversions
WR Alexander Kok411
TE Tevin Dunlap200
TE Dale Horner222
WR Jeremy Wright221
WR Russell Oliver110
WR Donnell Oja100

SectionAttendance
Stadium55,400 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck15,300 (22,200)
End Zone14,000 (16,000)
Mezzanine7,200 (9,200)
Sideline Seats11,100 (14,100)
Club Seats3,500 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes4,300 (5,000)